2026 CWA Annual Conference and Awards Gala Registration

To begin your conference (and/or CWA Awards Gala) registration, complete the form below. When you click “Submit,” you will be directed to the payment form. Conference ticket and awards gala prices are listed below. The 2026 CWA Annual Conference does not have a virtual option.

Note: The form below is for the main Communications Professionals Track. To learn more about the conference or to sign up for the Rescue Track, please return to the main conference page.

REGISTER HERE:

Attendee Information:

Name: *

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Name as you would like it to appear on name tag (if different from above):

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Business name (if any) as you would like it to appear on name tag:

Your primary email address for conference communications: *

Enter the email where you’d like to receive conference communications.

IMPORTANT: Email you plan to use for PAYMENT: *

To ensure that your payment is correctly applied to your registration, enter the email address that will accompany your payment.

Attendee Address: *

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State / Province / Region

Postal Code

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo (Democratic Republic of the)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Kingdom of)EthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIreland (Republic of)Isle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)Korea (Republic of)KosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia (Federated States of)Moldova (Republic of)MonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth Macedonia (Republic of)Northern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine (State of)PanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwan, Republic of ChinaTajikistanTanzania (United Republic of)ThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City StateVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland IslandsCountry

Your address will be kept private and is used for registration purposes only.

Phone: *

Your phone number will only be used for conference registration and in the event of an immediate need to get ahold of you.

I am registering for the: *

• Annual Conference Only – Full Two Days
• Annual Conference and Awards Banquet
• Awards Banquet Only
• Annual Conference – One Day Only
• Annual Conference – One Day Only and Awards Banquet

(For those who will attend ONE DAY ONLY, please specify which day)

• Friday
• Saturday

Are you a current CWA member? *

• Yes
• No

If yes, please provide your CWA membership number here:

What pursuit or interest most brings you to this years' conference (choose one)? *

• Journalism
• Non-fiction
• Fiction-adult
• Fiction-children
• Illustration/fine art/cartoons
• Photography/graphic arts
• Social media/vlogging/blogging
• Television/film/radio
• Pet products/pet business/marketing
• Pet behavior/veterinarian care
• TNR (trap/neuter/return)/animal rescue shelters

Please choose one primary area most closely related to your interest in this year’s conference.

Dietary Preferences:

• Vegetarian
• Vegan
• Neither

Do you plan to reserve a room at the conference hotel?

• Yes, for one night
• Yes, for two or more nights
• No

*See conference page for link to access discounted hotel group rate for conference attendees (while supplies last).

Important: In case of emergency, who should we contact?

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Phone number of your emergency contact:

This phone number will only be used in case of emergency.

Our sponsors may ask to contact some attendees to provide things like company information, product samples, coupons, or interview requests. May we share your email address with them for this purpose only?

• No, I’d prefer that you didn’t.
• Yes, you may provide a sponsor with my primary email address listed above.
• Yes, provide sponsors with the email address listed below in the comment section.

Please leave any comments for conference organizers:

Once you submit this form, you will be directed to the payment page.

SUBMIT HERE:

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Ticket prices are as follows:

Full Conference – Both Days

            CWA Member                        $200

            Non-member                           $250

Main Conference – One-Day Only

            CWA Member                        $125

            Non-member                           $175

Conference and Awards Banquet/Ceremony

            CWA Member                        $260

            Non-member                           $310

Awards Gala (Banquet and Ceremony) Only

            CWA Member                        $60

            Non-member                           $60

The conference takes place November 6-7, 2026 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Area. The CWA Awards Ceremony Banquet takes place Saturday evening November 7. For more details, see the conference main page.